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My Journey to Digital Nirvana Part 1
84audio, It was great talking to you today, you have an open invitation to come over when you get to town.Best of luck in your audio, and life journey's.BestSteve 
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Ottone, This is exactly why I want to experience this for my self, in my system in Wilmette, IL. Can anyone here make it happen? I will pay. 
My Journey to Digital Nirvana Part 1
Springok10I would love to audition the Meitner in my home, any guidence in how to acheive would be wonderful. I am certainly happy to purchase, compare it, if it is better, I will keep it, if not I need a return priviledge, without restocking fee.... 
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Tvad, Thanks for the kind words, and look forward to getting together in the future. Best to you and yours. Let's keep this journey fun.Steve 
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Boa2, Howard,Thanks for the kind words, I decided to put energy into positive things, like my wife/daughter/business/health/audio/horologyBestSteve 
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84audio,I have never said anything bad about the Exemplar, I loved it so much, I bought the 2900, 3910, exception II, am waiting for a Exception II with siltech, and volume control. It is truely a world class machine. John is a GREAT guy, and a ge... 
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Alex Paychev Mods digital, his machine was compared directly to the DCC2/SACD 1000 modded transport, and the owner of the meitner sold his and bought the APL. I talked to the owner and 3 more people present at the time, all felt that Alex's machin... 
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Meta,Thank you, I am hunbled. I am also having fun, glad to see you are too. Life is just not long enough to let negativity affect me, or us. My MOM was diagnosed with cancer on April 17th this year, she passed away on my 15th anniversary June 11,... 
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Have you ever heard the Modded APL's ?Are u in the Chicago area, I would love to compare. I have talked to other Meitner owners who have sould them for the APL. 
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Nzera, Talk to bill, I am sure if you tell him smilin sent you, he would guarantee the unit. It is slightly rolled off, but you will love what you hear. I actually just listen to music, whenever I hear the minimax. If you are looking to get analyt... 
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Nzera,The Minimax is a blast tube rolling. Very musical in that it throws a very defined sounstage, just outside the speakers, and a couple feet in front of the speakers. This is in my system. Very good dynamics. I found the best reasonably priced... 
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Improbabilitydrive, stop it, your sounding like my wife, geeze, can't a guy have any fun any more?BTW I hear ya. 
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Mgottlieb, Bravo on your post, well said. 
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2 Channel systemNOSValves VRD PP 60 watt mono's, 4 NOS gold lion KT88's, Mullard 5AR4 Fatbase, Amperex Bugle boy 12AU7 Phase Splitter, Mullard 1959 12AX7 drivers for high spl listeningWavelength Cardinal X1's Western Electric 300B's, 1957 metal ba... 
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Jayctoy, I will give you my impressions of your Modwright Sony DVD9000ES. The sounstage was huge, wide, deep, almost holgraphic. The background had a white noise, not blackness. The midrange was accentuated, bloomy, almost as if there was an eq be...